Alby Saunders
# Alby Saunders

Alby Saunders (born 1924) was an Australian racing cyclist.

## Career highlights

### 1947

    Fastest Tour of Gippsland

### 1949

    1st Australian national road race title
    Blue Riband for fastest in the Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic
    4th General Classification Tour of the West

### 1950

    8th General Classification Tour of the West

### 1951

    9th General Classification Tour of the West

### 1952

    3rd Stage 1 'Sun' Tour of Victoria, Geelong
    2nd Stage 2 'Sun' Tour of Victoria, Bendigo
    3rd Stage 3 'Sun' Tour of Victoria Cobram
    1st Stage 4 'Sun' Tour of Victoria, Melbourne
    8th General Classification 'Sun' Tour of Victoria

### 1953

    1st Australian national road race title
    Blue Riband for fastest in the Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic

## Australian professional cycling career

He twice won the Australian national road race title in 1949, by winning a sprint point 150 miles (240 km) into the Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic and in 1953 by winning the championship race over 125 miles (201 km) at Launceston, Tasmania.

Saunders won the Blue Riband for the fastest time in the Melbourne to Warrnambool in 1949 and 1953.

In 2010 the Footscray cycling club held an Alby Saunders Memorial criterium.

